Technical Program Manager Release Readiness

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Technical Program Manager Release Readiness

Position Summary

The Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Release Readiness supports the planning coordination and successful delivery of product releases across crossfunctional engineering product and gotomarket teams. This role requires strong organizational skills clear communication and the ability to manage scope schedules risks and dependencies across multiple teams.

The TPM ensures that release readiness activities follow established processes program milestones and governance expectations. The role focuses on driving clarity facilitating execution and coordinating stakeholders to ensure that releases meet quality and timeline commitments.

Primary Responsibilities

Program & Project Execution

• Build and maintain project plans including scope schedules risks dependencies and communication plans.
• Support product lifecycle processes and ensure required artifacts checkpoints and milestones are completed.
• Coordinate crossfunctional teams to ensure alignment on release schedules deliverables and risks.
• Track progress against plan identify roadblocks early and drive mitigation or escalation paths as appropriate.
• Manage intake requirements gathering and change requests using established Release Readiness processes.

Communication & Reporting

• Prepare and deliver clear status updates for project teams and leadership adjusting communication for each audience.
• Support Executivelevel program reviews through concise presentations datadriven summaries and risk visibility.
• Facilitate program meetings including weekly status meetings risk reviews and readiness checkpoints.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Conduct retrospectives and incorporate feedback to improve processes tools and workflows.
• Maintain documentation (charters schedules risk logs decision logs readiness checklists etc.).
• Collaborate across Program Management Engineering Product Release Engineering and GTM functions to drive predictability and transparency.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of Release Readiness frameworks templates dashboards and communication mechanisms.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support other program management initiatives as assigned.
• Perform duties in an office or remote environment; may occasionally require afterhours coordination during release timelines.
• Some domestic travel may be required.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong communication skills across written verbal and presentation formats tailored for audiences from engineers to leaders.
• Ability to create structured project plans using workbreakdown techniques and clearly defined milestones.
• Competence in identifying risks analyzing impacts and proposing mitigation paths.
• Ability to effectively facilitate crossfunctional meetings drive alignment and document decisions.
• Proficiency managing projects in Agile Waterfall or hybrid environmentsparticularly those blending software and hardware components.
• Ability to influence without authority and maintain positive working relationships across diverse teams.
• Working knowledge of product development lifecycles and crossfunctional handoffs (Engineering Product QA Release Support Marketing etc.).
• Strong proficiency with MS Project Smartsheet Excel PowerPoint Word and Outlook.
• Experience with portfolio/project management tools (e.g. Smartsheet AHA! Jira Azure DevOps) is a plus.

Qualifications

• 46 years of experience in technical program management project management or release/program coordination within technology organizations
• Experience working with engineering product QA release engineering and/or support teams
• Experience leading or coordinating geographically dispersed teams
• Strong understanding of software release processes CI/CD pipelines or complex build environments
• Demonstrated ability to manage schedules risks dependencies and crossfunctional deliverables
• Strong communication skills across written verbal and presentation formats
• Proficiency with PM tools such as Smartsheet SmartSheet Jira/Azure DevOps Excel and PowerPoint
• PMP CSM or equivalent certifications are preferred but not required
• Experience supporting hardware/software product development is a plus

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However the description may not be all-inclusive and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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Equal Employment Opportunity

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